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Calendar No. 34
118TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session SENATE 118-9
TO AMEND THE NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM AND IMPROVING VISITOR
EXPERIENCE ACT TO AUTHORIZE GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES, TRIBAL
ORGANIZATIONS, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATIONS, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
APRIL 18, 2023.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. SCHATZ, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 385]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill
(S. 385) to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving
Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal
organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other
purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon
without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 385 is to clarify that the U.S. Department of
the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Office of Na-
tive Hawaiian Relations (ONHR) have the authority to issue grants
established under the Native American Tourism and Improving
Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act and authorizes appropriations for
those purposes. The legislation also confirms that other federal
agencies have the authority to issue NATIVE Act grants.
BACKGROUND
In 2016, Congress enacted the NATIVE Act.1 A key purpose of
the NATIVE Act is to provide grants, loans, and technical assist-
ance to Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian
organizations to assist in developing tourism in Native commu-
nities and enhancing opportunities for visitors to learn about Na-
'Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act, Pub. L. No. 114-221, 130
Stat. 847 (2016).
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